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Paths Summit: (Hank Manz) Although Hank was not at the meeting to report on his idea for a group gathering to discuss Lexington paths in general, members agreed that the LBAC wholeheartedly supports this endeavor. Fog Lines/Bike Lanes: Jerry reminded the group about plans for striping Lowell Street, saying that the Traffic Mitigation Committee,in an attempt to calm traffic and provide bicycle space on high volume roads, is in the process of identifying streets where fog lane striping might be improved. Peggy asked that LBAC committee members help to identify these streets and said she would send around the list of streets that have been identified as high volume (“red streets”) and ask whether other streets ought to be on the list. Richard Canale said that Sue Yanofsky is developing a list of streets with certain characteristics contained in Massachusetts guidelines that describe five ways of accommodating bicyclists. He and Jerry agreed to work together as a small subcommittee to develop a proposal from LBAC to the town regarding fog lanes. Mike said that a proposal to stripe streets with wider fog lanes (and thus narrower traffic lanes) should be sold to the town as being an excellent way to provide traffic calming. It was suggested that this might be a good discussion item for the next 4-towns meeting. Other Business: Abe proposed that we set specific goals for each quarter to help us focus on specific issues. Stew and Peg met with Dave Pinsonneault, who said he plans to finish the installation of the bike rack at the post office by putting stone dust under the rack. He also intends to install the Jerry Slack bike rack in the designated space behind the Depot. Peggy announced the upcoming Spring Street sidewalk hearing. Meeting Adjourned at 8:30 pm. Record of Friends of Lexington Bikeways discussion Treasurer’s Report : Rich reported that last month’s balance began at $2,648. Monthly income came from donations for the Hall of Fame Event ($1,349), donations for Charles Herlihy ($360), and FoLB dues ($70). Expenses included bumper stickers and costs of the Hall of Fame Celebration. He reported the current balance as $3,456.